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Properhood (2006)
Journal Article
Coates, R. (2006). Properhood. Language, 82(2), 356-82

A submitted theoretical article, accepted without major revision. The novel ideas presented have emerged from the author's historical studies of proper names conducted over many years. It consists firstly of a forcible restatement of J.S. Mill's view... Read More about Properhood.

Names (2006)
Book Chapter
Coates, R. (2006). Names. In R. M. Hogg, & D. Denison (Eds.), A history of the English Language (312-351). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.2277/0521662273

Commissioned chapter in one-volume survey of the history of English. This is the first work ever to pull together the history of all major types of namegiving in English. It has an introductory section covering linguistic and philosophical aspects of... Read More about Names.

Response to a brief to suggest names for the ponds on the Frenchay campus of the University of the West of England, Bristol
Report
Lobban, E., Watson, K., Nicholson, L., Rotter, S., & Coates, R. (2019). Response to a brief to suggest names for the ponds on the Frenchay campus of the University of the West of England, Bristol. UWE Bristol: UWE Estates

The report suggests names for bodies of water on Frenchay campus, taking into account local history, geography, University policy and strategy, and onomastic considerations.